Surely Satan would reward us for doing wrong-not punish and torture us for eternity?In this regard the bible makes no sense at all.We do not get to hear Satan's perspective so do not really know what is in store for us if we sin.
And which of our sins are forgiven and which are not?Satan is not...
A very Jewish perspective because only they worshiped Johavah.A bit hard on the millions of others that did not. If there is any consistency in Gods work then perhaps only the Jews are worthy of being saved after all ?
Saving faith was a bit hard to achieve for all those who lived before Jesus.
That remains the fundamental flaw in the saving faith argument.
Why would God deny salvation to the millions of good people who lived and died before Jesus ?
There will always be this disconnect between this conversion...
I do not think you need to even be a Christian to celebrate Christmas because it can be seen as a day to remember perhaps the most influential hippie philosopher in the Western world.
African Americans should be given their own self governing autonomous region.
A country within a country.Of course relocating there would optional and those living in those states selected of other races would need to be relocated.
That is a good question.We may not deserve to live in a world without suffering because some suffering is unavoidable.
What is avoidable is man made suffering and that encompasses a great deal of suffering from schoolyard bullying to brutal wars to man made climate change.
We have also been very...
That is not what Jesus said.
Faith,ceremony,belief,prayer,ritual,process,pronouncements etc will not of itself guarantee you anything.
What is important is how you conduct yourself.
He was very clear about this-Matthew 31-46-the Sheep and the Goats.
That is very human perspective.Suffering is not just confined to humans.
Animals suffer terribly from things such as predation,disease and hunger.Indeed it seems that God has deliberately designed an animal kingdom in which suffering is an essential ingredient.Right down to things like crows...
The essence of Christianity is that it requires self sacrifice.It is not about what it can do for me but more about what I can do for others.Nobody has a monopoly on that.
The specifics of what you believe or what church you belong to does not matter.Belief alone will not save you.What is important is how you live your life.
Jesus was very clear on...